Diploma i Biomedical Scieces Biotechology Evirometal Sciece Marie Sciece ad Aquaculture Materials Sciece Pharmaceutical Scieces
Welcome to Republic Polytechic. It s time to make your mark. You are about to take the ext importat step i your educatio jourey oe that will allow you to discover your potetial, trasform your life ad achieve your dreams. Eter a world of learig ad discovery with us as we help you to thik deeper, dream bigger ad guide you to accomplish more tha you could have ever imagied. You will acquire skills that will stay with you through life. You will be urtured ito a professioal, problem-solver ad passioate citize ready to take o ay career you choose to follow. By the time you graduate, you will be ready to make your mark. Come, joi us. Choose from 41 excitig full-time diploma programmes ad oe commo egieerig programme from our seve schools: School of Applied Sciece School of Egieerig School of Hospitality School of Ifocomm School of Maagemet ad Commuicatio School of Sports, Health ad Leisure School of Techology for the Arts A oe-of-a-kid EXPERiece RP helps ope doors to a world of possibilities. Our itership programmes ad parterships with established orgaisatios will prepare you for the real world of work. Immerse yourself i a established busiess, discover ad solve real-life challeges ad etwork with valuable cotacts. Whether you are lookig to lauch your career or pursue further studies upo graduatio, our team of committed Educatio ad Career Guidace cousellors will guide you alog the route to success.
I joied RP through the Polytechic Foudatio Programme (PFP). It was a great move as the additioal year prepared me well for my first year o this course. Learig about marie life ad how to coserve the eviromet has bee a eyeopeig experiece for me. Everyoe i my class is really close, ad I appreciate how the lecturers care for us ad are passioate about what we do. I am grateful for the support from RP alumi, who have shared advice o how to excel throughout the RP learig jourey. They have give us valuable isights ito their ow mistakes ad achievemets. I simply love everythig about my course ad it s woderful to have made like-mided frieds! 1 RP has eabled me to focus o the subject that I am really iterested i. My course has prepared me well for the real workig world. The skills I have leared at RP are valuable ad ca be applied everywhere. I ca t wait to work with aimals i the ear future as it has always bee my dream to do so. Thak you RP for shapig me ito the better perso I am today! Halimah Bte Razali Diploma i Marie Sciece ad Aquaculture Year 2
ABOUT School of Applied Sciece Aspire to save lives, protect the eviromet or revolutioise techology? The fuel your passio for sciece at RP School of Applied Sciece (SAS). At SAS, we urture talets ad watch you bloom. By ecouragig our studets to challege themselves, we work together to shape the future of sciece with ew ad groud-breakig discoveries. 2 As oe of the largest sciece schools i Sigapore, our diploma courses offer you a excitig rage of opportuities across umerous scietific fields icludig: Biomedical Scieces Biotechology Evirometal Sciece Marie Sciece ad Aquaculture Materials Sciece Pharmaceutical Scieces
OUR FACILITIES SAS icorporates specialised techologies across umerous state-of-the-art facilities, providig each ad every studet with the opportuities to explore theories, challege the expected ad urture their passio for sciece. RP s Problem-based Learig (PBL) approach will give you abudat opportuities to tackle real-life problems with hads-o solutios, all i realistic eviromets. Our facilities iclude four techology developmet cetres the Evirometal Techology Cetre, Formulatio ad Nutritio Sciece Techology Cetre, New Materials Techology Cetre, ad Republic Polytechic Idustry Cetre (RPIC). These cetres house the followig laboratories: Aalytical Chemistry Aatomy ad Physiology Aquaria Biologics Cell Culture Chemical Sythesis Cliical Diagostics Diagostic Imagig Eco Remediatio Facility Food Formulatio Geomic Aalysis Materials Characterisatio Microbial ad Cellular Aalyses Nu3lab Plat Tissue Culture Protemic Aalyses Reewable Eergy Facility RP-BASF Pharmaceutical Techology RP-KTPH Teachig Dispesary RP-NTU Materials Processig RP-Uity Teachig Retail Pharmacy RP-Wilmar Iovatio Cetre Water Techology 3 WHY CHOOSE SAS? SAS is dedicated to helpig you pursue a rewardig career i sciece. Through our diplomas, you will gai practical skills ad acquire a solid foudatio for your future success. It is our aim to develop critical thikers who are able to thik outside the box to cotiually push the frotiers of sciece. Learig at SAS goes beyod the classroom. Our relevat idustry attachmets will give you a taste of the real-world. You will be able to iteract ad lear from the experts i their fields ad participate i projects aimed at solvig real-world problems. This will also provide you with opportuities to make valuable idustry cotacts ad beefit your future career. Our experieced lecturers are committed to helpig you o every step of your ew jourey. With years of scietific exploratio ad accumulated kowledge, they are uiquely positioed to guide ad metor you durig your time i RP. Explore diverse ad varied careers i sciece through our diplomas. Some of our graduates have goe o to become research assistats, evirometal officers, aquarists ad pharmacy techicias. Others have goe o to pursue degrees i biotechology, medicie ad evirometal sciece. We look forward to welcome you at SAS.
R14 JAE code DIPLOMA IN Biomedical Scieces Uravel the sciece behid huma diseases ad discover moder treatmets to help tackle illesses effectively. Develop techical skills ad lear how to use cuttig-edge techology. Keep abreast of the latest biomedical researches ad gai the kowledge ad skills to address the health issues of today. Gai valuable idustry experiece through work attachmets at private ad public healthcare orgaisatios ad research istitutes such as the A*STAR Istitute of Molecular ad Cell Biology, Geome Istitute of Sigapore, Ng Teg Fog Geeral Hospital, Parkway Laboratory Services, Raffles Medical Group, or Sigapore Geeral Hospital. 4
ABOUT the diploma Fasciated by the huma body s respose to diseases ad ifectios? If you re lookig for a aalytical career i the medical professio, biomedical scieces might just be what you re lookig for! To uderstad the ature of diseases ad how to tackle them, you must first comprehed how diseases develop i the huma body. The Diploma i Biomedical Scieces (DBMS) will teach you the essetials of huma aatomy, differet diseases ad their correspodig treatmets, preparig you for a rewardig career i the healthcare idustry. Gai access to state-of-the art facilities ad powerful diagostic techology for practical traiig through the two specialisatio tracks, Biomedical Research ad Medical Laboratory Techology. Career OPPORtuities With the ew opportuities arisig i the research, maufacturig, educatio, medical, ad healthcare sectors, DBMS graduates are poised to take o roles such as: Biomedical Research Assistat Laboratory Techologist Medical ad Laboratory Product Specialist Medical Techologist Quality Cotrol / Quality Assurace Officer 5 Iformed, pro-activate ad results-orieted, RP studets have bee able to cotribute effectively to the roles assiged to them i our cliical laboratory. With the skills ad traiig they have acquired throughout the course of their studies, they re certaily ready for the workforce. Seow Ser Hoe Seior Maager Raffles Diagostica Pte Ltd
course STRUCTURE The course structure cosists of geeral, disciplie ad specialisatio modules. There is also a idustry orietatio compoet. 6 Geeral Modules A113 A201 B102 G101 G107 G905 Mathematics Chemistry Orgaisatioal Behaviour Cogitive Processes ad Problem Solvig Effective Commuicatio Life Skills Disciplie Modules A103 A104 A204 A221 A222 A223 A231 A232 A233 A301 Aatomy ad Physiology Biology Aatomy ad Physiology II Microbiology Molecular ad Cell Biology Biochemistry Immuology Geetics Pharmacology ad Toxicology Laboratory Maagemet Idustry Orietatio Programme A300 A931 Project Idustry Immersio Programme Specialisatio Modules Choose oe out of two specialisatio tracks listed below: Optio 1: Biomedical research track A234 Neurobiology A321 Proteomics A322 Geomics A331 Cell Cycle ad Ocology A332 Structural Biology A351 Medical Microbiology Optio 2: medical laboratory TECHoloGY track A234 Neurobiology A251 Medical Techology A351 Medical Microbiology A352 Diagostic Pathology A353 Cliical Chemistry A354 Haematology Elective Module Select oe module from the list below: A202 Chemistry II A205 Epidemiologic Methods A224 Recombiat DNA Techologies A252 Patiet Care Freely Chose Module Obtai a total of four modular credits from the prescribed rage of freely chose modules offered by the schools i RP.
Our SUCCess StORY Aqilah Faaiqah Bite Haji Shamsuri Diploma i Biomedical Scieces with Merit 2017 Graduate Board of Goverors Award (Most Outstadig Graduate of the Year) REPUBLIC Award i AY2016 Lee Foudatio Scholarship i 2015 ad 2016 Aqilah Faaiqah was a outstadig studet who achieved excellece i both her academic pursuits ad studet life activities. She was iducted ito the Director s Roll of Hoour for four cosecutive semesters, received oe diploma ad oe module award, ad was a recipiet of the Lee Foudatio Scholarship i 2015 ad 2016. Upo graduatio, she received the Board of Goverors Award for the Most Outstadig Graduate of the Year. Besides her academic studies, Aqilah was actively ivolved i several co-curricular activities. She served as the Presidet of the Republic Polytechic 13th Studet Coucil Executive Committee ad was Vice Presidet for the Iteratioal Studet Club i 2015. Passioate i servig the RP commuity, Aqilah played a pivotal role i orgaisig RP-wide evets. Her efforts were also recogised o a atioal level whe she was awarded with the prestigious Lee Hsie Loog Award for Outstadig All-Roud Achievemet ad the Lee Kua Yew Scholarship to Ecourage Upgradig i 2017. Aqilah is curretly studyig ad traiig to be a doctor at NUS Yog Loo Li School of Medicie. Have a questio? Fid out more about this diploma at www.rp.edu.sg/dbms Further Studies Discover excitig opportuities for further studies! DBMS graduates are ideally placed to pursue a degree i various medical specialisms icludig bioegieerig, biological sciece, chemistry, detistry, medicie, medical laboratory techology, medical sciece, pharmacy, ad psychology. A large proportio of our graduates go o to udertake their degrees at the Natioal Uiversity of Sigapore, Nayag Techological Uiversity, Sigapore Maagemet Uiversity, ad Sigapore Istitute of Techology. Top uiversities overseas also welcome our graduates with advaced stadig of up to two years. They iclude: Australia Natioal Uiversity (Australia) Moash Uiversity (Australia) Newcastle Uiversity (UK) Quee s Uiversity Belfast (UK) RMIT Uiversity (Australia) The Uiversity of Melboure (Australia) The Uiversity of Queeslad (Australia) Uiversity of Leeds (UK) 7
R16 JAE code DIPLOMA IN Biotechology Discover how to revolutioise food supplies ad solve complex utritioal, medical ad evirometal issues. Haress the power of techology to trasform food, create ew vaccies, molecular diagostics, ad other solutios that beefit makid. Explore the wide rage of applicatios ad social impact of biotechology, ad witess how it ca positively affect food iovatio, disease detectio ad treatmet, the eviromet as well as to improve the overall quality of life. Gai a solid foudatio i biotechology ad acquire the required skills to work i diverse fields icludig medical diagostics, life sciece research, biologics, microbiology testig, food product developmet, ad health promotio. 8
ABOUT the diploma As techology advaces, there are always ew breakthroughs i sciece. With the Diploma i Biotechology (DBIO), you ll be leadig the way to tackle ogoig global challeges i food, health ad geetic egieerig. Through biotechology, you will lear how to improve o the food ad life scieces idustries. Be exposed to utritioal food formulatio for differet eeds, vaccie desig as well as screeig kits for diseases. You will be leveragig o techology to create iovative ad healthier foods, develop effective solutios for diagostics i biomedical ad evirometal sciece idustries. The course offers two specialisatio tracks - Biotechology Research or Food ad Nutritio. Both tracks prepare you with the relevat competecies ad skillsets to be ready for the idustry. Experiece the real-world impact of biotechology as you embark o idustry iterships ad collaborative projects with major compaies such as A*STAR research istitutes, Natioal Cacer Cetre Sigapore, Old Chag Kee, Wilmar Iteratioal, ad Roche Sigapore Techical Operatios. Career OPPORtuities As a DBIO graduate, you ca pursue rewardig careers i the biopharmaceuticals, biotechology, medical techology, food developmet, ad food supply idustries. Equip yourself to take o roles such as: Food Idustry ad Microbiology Specialist Health Educatio Officer Quality Cotrol Officer or Quality Aalyst i biomedical, biotechology, food, or pharmaceuticals compaies Research ad Developmet Laboratory Techicia Sales ad Marketig Represetative i the life scieces ad biomedical idustries 9 Syukria s attitude towards learig ew techiques ad uderstadig the sciece behid the experimets is commedable. She has the skills to work ad cotribute efficietly to the team. Syukria has doe a outstadig job. Dr Lakshmibai Vasathakumari Bidhu Staff Scietist, Kemi Idustries Asia Pte Ltd o iter, Nur Syukria Bte Akbar Kha, Year 3, Diploma i Biotechology
course STRUCTURE The course structure cosists of geeral, disciplie ad specialisatio modules. There is also a idustry orietatio compoet. 10 Geeral Modules A113 A201 B102 G101 G107 G905 Mathematics Chemistry Orgaisatioal Behaviour Cogitive Processes ad Problem Solvig Effective Commuicatio Life Skills Disciplie Modules A103 A104 A202 A221 A222 A223 A224 A231 A232 A301 A321 A322 A332 Aatomy ad Physiology Biology Chemistry II Microbiology Molecular ad Cell Biology Biochemistry Recombiat DNA Techologies Immuology Geetics Laboratory Maagemet Proteomics Geomics Structural Biology Idustry Orietatio Programme A300 A931 Project Idustry Immersio Programme Specialisatio Modules Choose oe out of two specialisatio tracks listed below: Optio 1: BiotecHoloGY research TRACK A241 Cell Culture A364 Aalytical Istrumetatio A385 Bioprospectig Optio 2: Food ad NUtritio track A337 Nutritio A349 Food Sciece A382 Idustrial ad Food Biotechology Elective Module Select oe module from the list below: A346 Pharmaceutical Chemistry A364 Aalytical Istrumetatio A365 Curret Good Maufacturig Practice A375 Dietary Supplemets A382 Idustrial ad Food Biotechology Freely Chose Module Obtai a total of four modular credits from the prescribed rage of freely chose modules offered by the schools i RP.
Our SUCCess StORY Ta Jia Bi Diploma i Biotechology 2016 Graduate Jia Bi was oe of the first few RP studet participats i the Youg Talet Programme, a scholarship iitiative by the Ecoomic Developmet Board of Sigapore. He was fuded for his overseas itership at Wilmar Biotechology Research & Developmet Ceter Co., Ltd, Shaghai. Durig this 20-week placemet, Jia Bi performed extremely well ad garered positive commets from his lab supervisor. The overseas itership uder Wilmar Biotechology Research & Developmet Cetre i Shaghai had bee a woderful experiece for me. The tasks assiged allowed me to lear ew aalytical techiques. Throughout the course of the itership, I gaied a wealth of experiece, makig it a truly fulfillig jourey for me. I have beefitted greatly through this itership, as I have leart to be more idepedet ad proactive i fidig feasible solutios ad gaiig relevat skills, said Jia Bi. Further Studies Discover excitig opportuities for further studies! As a DBIO graduate, you ca pursue degree programmes i a wide rage of subjects such as biotechology, biological scieces, food ad utritio, chemistry, medical scieces, ad busiess. Every year, a sigificat percetage of our graduates are accepted ito the Natioal Uiversity of Sigapore, Nayag Techological Uiversity, Sigapore Maagemet Uiversity, ad Sigapore Istitute of Techology. Top uiversities overseas also welcome our graduates with advaced stadig of up to two years. They iclude: Australia Natioal Uiversity (Australia) Moash Uiversity (Australia) Newcastle Uiversity (UK) Queeslad Uiversity of Techology (Australia) RMIT Uiversity (Australia) The Uiversity of Melboure (Australia) The Uiversity of Queeslad (Australia) 11 Have a questio? Fid out more about this diploma at www.rp.edu.sg/dbio
R29 JAE code DIPLOMA IN Evirometal Sciece Explore ew possibilities with sustaiable sciece, which is essetial to secure the future of our plaet. Are you ready to be a champio for the eviromet? Gai valuable kowledge ad skills to cotribute to a more sustaiable future. Lear how to use biotechology to tackle global evirometal issues. Discover excitig opportuities i both the public ad private sectors ad embark o a fulfillig career. 12
ABOUT the diploma Are you cocered about the impact of huma activity o the eviromet? It is importat to fid ew ways to sustai our lifestyle without egative repercussios o our plaet. With the Diploma i Evirometal Sciece (dev), you will be empowered to fid practical solutios for a more sustaiable world. This programme covers a extesive rage of topics icludig waste ad water maagemet, regulatory issues ad biotechology solutios, with specialist tracks i Evirometal Biotechology or Evirometal Techology ad Maagemet. As a DENV graduate, you will gai the ecessary practical ad aalytical skills to develop ew ad cuttig-edge reewable eergy techology i our state-of-the-art facilities. You will eve have the chace to apply your skills to real-world problems through our idustry attachmets i govermet ad corporate orgaisatios, thoroughly preparig you for a career i evirometal sciece. Career OPPORtuities The diploma will prepare you to tackle the world of evirometal sciece with potetial roles i evirometal, water services, petrochemical, ad semicoductor sectors. Get ready to take o roles such as: Coservatio ad Outreach Officer Evirometal Officer Research Laboratory Techicia Evirometal Health ad Safety Techicia Water Laboratory Techicia 13 At the Sigapore Eviromet Coucil, we re fortuate to have iters from RP who are filled with iitiative, possess great skillsets ad always willig to led a helpig had to gear towards completio of tasks. May of them have the calibre ad desire to do well i their careers after they graduate. Mr Kavickumar Murugaatha Head (Eco-Certificatios) / Lead Evirometal Egieer Sigapore Evirometal Coucil
course STRUCTURE The course structure cosists of geeral, disciplie ad specialisatio modules. There is also a idustry orietatio compoet. 14 Geeral Modules A107 A113 A114 A201 B102 G101 G107 G905 Physics Mathematics Mathematics II Chemistry Orgaisatioal Behaviour Cogitive Processes ad Problem Solvig Effective Commuicatio Life Skills Disciplie Modules A104 A202 A221 A222 A301 Biology Chemistry II Microbiology Molecular ad Cell Biology Laboratory Maagemet Idustry Orietatio Programme A300 A931 Project Idustry Immersio Programme Elective Module Select oe module from the list below: A103 Aatomy ad Physiology A203 Applied Physics A209 Marie Ecology ad Coservatio A364 Aalytical Istrumetatio Specialisatio Modules Choose oe out of two specialisatio tracks listed below: Optio 1: evirometal BiotecHoloGY track A206 Evirometal Sciece A208 A223 A224 A231 A232 A334 A347 A348 Ecology ad Earth Sciece Biochemistry Recombiat DNA Techologies Immuology Geetics Pollutio Cotrol ad Moitorig Solid ad Hazardous Waste Maagemet Water ad Wastewater Treatmet Optio 2: evirometal techology ad MANAGemet track A206 Evirometal Sciece A208 A308 A309 A334 A335 A347 A348 A393 Ecology ad Earth Sciece Eviromet, Health ad Safety Evirometal Maagemet ad Assessmet Pollutio Cotrol ad Moitorig Eergy Utilisatio ad Maagemet Solid ad Hazardous Waste Maagemet Water ad Wastewater Treatmet Membrae Techologies Freely Chose Module Obtai a total of four modular credits from the prescribed rage of freely chose modules offered by the schools i RP.
Our SUCCess StORY Ta Jia Kwag, Keeth Diploma i Evirometal Sciece 2017 Graduate Director s Roll of Hoour i AY2014 ad AY2015 Beyod the classroom, Keeth was actively ivolved i various co-curricular activities ad served as a studet leader i may of the activities. He was the Presidet of Youth Advolutio for Health (YAH@RP) Iterest Group, i which some of his resposibilities were maagig the committee ad plaig the schedule of evets for the year. I that same year, he was also appoited as the overall studet leader i charge of the Diploma i Evirometal Sciece Freshme Camp. Servig beyod the RP commuity, Keeth was part of the orgaisig committee for local service learig project Supermarket Ru 8, ad participated i the Bird Watchig ad Coutig Project orgaised by Natioal Parks Board i Admiralty Park. Keeth was also part of a team that represeted RP i Challege for the Urba ad Built Eviromet (CUBE) 2016 orgaised by Urba Redevelopmet Authority (URA), where he was ivolved i the blueprit coceptualisatio ad model buildig for a site at Buoa Vista. As part of the DENV WINGS programme, Keeth was selected to participate i a isect sortig project (fuded by PUB) uder the Evolutioary Biology Laboratory at Natioal Uiversity of Sigapore (NUS). Beig a ethusiastic ad a kee learer, he was idetified by the NUS to cotiue i this project for his itership, which he did well ad passed with a commedatio. Further Studies Discover excitig opportuities for further studies! As a DENV graduate, you ca further pursue your studies i degree programmes across a wide rage of related areas such as evirometal sciece, biotechology, biological sciece, egieerig, medical sciece, busiess maagemet, ad psychology. Every year, a large proportio of our graduates erol i the Natioal Uiversity of Sigapore, Nayag Techological Uiversity ad Sigapore Istitute of Techology. Top uiversities overseas also welcome our graduates with advaced stadig of up to two years. They iclude: Australia Natioal Uiversity (Australia) James Cook Uiversity (Australia) Moash Uiversity (Australia) Newcastle Uiversity (UK) Queeslad Uiversity of Techology (Australia) RMIT Uiversity (Australia) The Uiversity of Melboure (Australia) 15 Have a questio? Fid out more about this diploma at www.rp.edu.sg/dev
R53 JAE code DIPLOMA IN Marie Sciece ad Aquaculture Kee to discover what is hidde i the depths of the ocea? Immerse yourself i marie life ad dedicate your career to protectig oe of the world s most precious ecosystems. Lear about the marie ecosystems ad its ihabitats, aquaculture techiques ad coastal eviromets. Gai essetial skills ad kowledge to protect ad maage marie ecosystems ad evaluate the impact of huma activity o the marie eviromet. Embrace a truly uique career as a marie biologist, coservatioist, aquarist, or research assistat i the marie sciece ad aquaculture idustry. 16
ABOUT the diploma The ocea holds may secrets. With the Diploma i Marie Sciece ad Aquaculture (dmac), you will discover what makes our diverse marie ecosystems so special, ad acquire the essetial skills ad kowledge for the sustaiable productio ad farmig of marie species. As the oly marie sciece-related course i Sigapore, the DMAC offers a comprehesive programme that fully prepares you for a career i marie coservatio ad aquaculture maagemet. This course covers aquatic species, productio systems, farm operatios, ad ways to maage marie ad aquatic health. Through this course, our skilled lecturers will share their ow uique experieces with you ad provide you with the opportuity to get up close ad persoal with aquatic wildlife. You will gai the essetial skills to help you coserve ad maage complex marie ecosystems. You will be able to apply your kowledge through iterships at marie ad aquaculture-related busiesses ad research istitutes. Career OPPORtuities May of our DMAC graduates have progressed to ejoy erichig careers i fisheries, oceaariums, marie parks ad reserves, research istitutes, ad govermet agecies. You ca pursue roles such as: Aquaculture Laboratory Assistat Aquarist Marie Coservatio Executive Marie Faculty Maager Productio Techologist Regulatory Officer 17 The lauch of the Dmac is timely as studets will be traied o a evidece-based approach to problem-solvig ad I believe the capabilities ad skillsets these graduates acquire is what the idustry eeds to iovate ad trasform. A/Prof Matthew Ta Chief Executive Officer, Oceaus Tech Pte Ltd Chief Techology Officer, Oceaus Group Limited
course STRUCTURE The course structure cosists of geeral, disciplie ad specialisatio modules. There is also a idustry orietatio compoet. 18 Geeral Modules A113 A201 B102 G101 G107 G905 Mathematics Chemistry Orgaisatioal Behaviour Cogitive Processes ad Problem Solvig Effective Commuicatio Life Skills Disciplie Modules A104 A202 A221 A222 A232 A301 Biology Chemistry II Microbiology Molecular ad Cell Biology Geetics Laboratory Maagemet Idustry Orietatio Programme A300 A931 Project Idustry Immersio Programme Specialisatio Modules A209 A236 A237 A238 A239 A240 A338 A339 A340 A350 Marie Ecology ad Coservatio Marie ad Freshwater Biology Chemical Oceaography ad Water Chemistry Aquaculture Techology Applied Geetics ad Fish Breedig Health Maagemet of Marie ad Freshwater Orgaisms Fisheries ad Farm Operatios Aquaculture Productio Feed Formulatio ad Nutritio Seafood Hadlig, Processig ad Food Safety Elective Module Select oe module from the list below: A206 Evirometal Sciece A208 Ecology ad Earth Sciece A308 Eviromet, Health ad Safety A309 Evirometal Maagemet ad Assessmet B216 Marketig Freely Chose Module Obtai a total of four modular credits from the prescribed rage of freely chose modules offered by the schools i RP.
Our SUCCess StORY Iliya Izzudi B Jalil Diploma i Marie Sciece ad Aquaculture 2017 Graduate S.E.A. Aquarium Scholarship 2016 Pursuig the Diploma i Marie Sciece ad Aquaculture seemed like a atural choice as lliya has always loved the ocea. His decisio to combie his passio with his studies had served him well. His excellet academic performaces had eared him the RP Freshma Scholarship, the Diploma Prize ad the S.E.A. Aquarium Scholarship. Beyod his academic pursuits, Iliya also foud time to participate i after-school activities. He was the Presidet of RP s Drama Iterest Group, which eabled him to expad his leadership skills ad further explore the maagemet side of theatre. His love for the ocea led him to obtai a advaced divig licece ad, i his free time, he ejoys goig o divig trips with his frieds to observe marie life up close. Through such experieces ad exposure, he hopes that he will be a step closer to fulfillig his dreams of chartig a career i marie scieces ad savig the oceas o a larger scale. Further Studies Discover excitig opportuities for further studies! As a DMAC graduate, you are ideally positioed to pursue further studies at reputable local ad overseas uiversities such as: Deaki Uiversity (Australia) Griffith Uiversity (Australia) James Cook Uiversity (Australia) Macquarie Uiversity (Australia) Nayag Techological Uiversity (Sigapore) Natioal Uiversity of Sigapore (Sigapore) The Uiversity of Queeslad (Australia) Uiversity of Stirlig (UK) 19 Have a questio? Fid out more about this diploma at www.rp.edu.sg/dmac
R17 JAE code DIPLOMA IN Materials Sciece The priciples of Chemistry ad Physics help to explai the world aroud us. Uderstadig these will uleash your potetial to create uique iovatios that break the boudaries of sciece. Explore the world at the atomic, molecular, crystallie, microscopic, ad macroscopic level. Lear how to use advaced characterisatio equipmet ad processig techiques i RP s state-of-theart laboratories. Gai the skills ad techiques eeded to uderstad ad maipulate the uique characteristics of differet materials. 20
ABOUT the diploma I our ever-evolvig digital age, techological advacemets are occurrig at breakeck speed. Materials sciece offers you the potetial to shape the future as a pioeer of cuttig-edge techology. Through the Diploma i Materials Sciece (DMTS), you will lear about the techological advaces i materials sciece ad egieerig that have cotiually trasformed the aerospace, marie, automobile, sports, ad costructio idustries over the years. Durig the course, you will be ecouraged to experimet ad develop your ow biomaterials, which may oe day chage the face of sciece ad trasform people s lives for the better. Our cuttig-edge laboratories support hadso learig, allowig you to hoe essetial practical skills i 3D pritig, advaced composites, aotechology, biosesor, ad biomaterials. Our state-of-the-art facilities, combied with idustry attachmets at both private ad public orgaisatios, will allow you to participate i iovative research that is applicable i the real world. Whe you graduate, you will be ready to make your mark i the fields of materials sciece. Career OPPORtuities As a DMTS graduate, you will be fully prepared to embark o a career with worldclass orgaisatios i idustries such as the aerospace ad automotive. Prepare to take o some of these rewardig positios: Aerospace Idustrial Specialist Assistat Egieer Assistat Maufacturig Egieer Laboratory Techologist Quality Assurace Specialist Semicoductor Idustrial Specialist System Egieer 21 DMTS iters are great team players ad excellet commuicators who are highly capable of workig idepedetly with miimum guidace from their supervisors. Alireza Javadia Researcher Future City Laboratories (ETH Sigapore)
course STRUCTURE The course structure cosists of geeral, disciplie ad specialisatio modules. There is also a idustry orietatio compoet. 22 Geeral Modules A107 A113 A114 A201 B102 G101 G107 G905 Disciplie Modules A104 A202 A203 A301 A364 Biology Chemistry II Applied Physics Laboratory Maagemet Aalytical Istrumetatio Idustry Orietatio Programme A300 A931 Physics Mathematics Mathematics II Chemistry Orgaisatioal Behaviour Cogitive Processes ad Problem Solvig Effective Commuicatio Life Skills Project Idustry Immersio Programme Elective Module Select oe module from the list below: A103 Aatomy ad Physiology A333 Naotechology A342 Biosesor Techology ad Biomedical Devices E341 Electroics ad Semicoductor Materials Specialisatio Modules Choose oe out of two specialisatio tracks listed below: Optio 1: advaced materials track A291 Materials Sciece A292 Polymer ad Composite Sciece A333 Naotechology A345 Biomaterials A391 Materials Processig A392 Advaced Materials A394 Materials Aalysis A395 Composite Materials Desig ad Applicatios A396 Additive Maufacturig for Applied Materials Optio 2: Biomedical materials track A222 Molecular ad Cell Biology A291 Materials Sciece A292 Polymer ad Composite Sciece A341 Stem Cell ad Tissue Egieerig A342 Biosesor Techology ad Biomedical Devices A345 Biomaterials A391 Materials Processig A392 Advaced Materials A394 Materials Aalysis Freely Chose Module Obtai a total of four modular credits from the prescribed rage of freely chose modules offered by the schools i RP.
Our SUCCess StORY Ho A, Bejami Diploma i Materials Sciece 2017 Graduate Director s Roll of Hoour i AY2014 ad AY2015 Bejami s ispiratio to excel academically escalated whe he etered RP. His exceptioal performace, spurred by his love for sciece, eared him a place o the Director s Roll of Hoour for two cosecutive years i a total of four semesters. The key to his success, he revealed, was havig udergoe a valuable learig experiece i RP that had greatly impacted him. His passio for his subjects resulted i him wiig two Module Prizes i AY2015 oe i Naotechology ad the other i Materials Processig. His fial year project i collaboratio with Super Pak Maufacturig taught him to solve problems systematically. He was able to effectively apply these ew skills durig his 20- week itership at Sigapore Epso Idustrial. Further Studies Discover excitig opportuities for further studies! As a DMTS graduate, you ca pursue a degree i a wide rage of areas icludig materials sciece, biology, chemistry, applied physics, egieerig, ad biomedical scieces. Locally, both the Natioal Uiversity of Sigapore ad Nayag Techological Uiversity offer udergraduate ad postgraduate degrees i materials sciece ad egieerig. Top uiversities overseas also welcome our graduates with a advaced stadig of up to two years. They iclude: Australia Natioal Uiversity (Australia) Moash Uiversity (Australia) The Uiversity of Machester (UK) Uiversity of Sheffield (UK) Uiversity of Techology Sydey (Australia) Uiversity of Wollogog (Australia) 23 Have a questio? Fid out more about this diploma at www.rp.edu.sg/dmts
R22 JAE code DIPLOMA IN Pharmaceutical Scieces Pharmaceutical Scieces offers you a rewardig career i healthcare. Take the first step ito your jourey to improve people s health ad save lives. Lear how to use drugs to maage ad improve patiets health ad well-beig. Gai critical kowledge i drug discovery ad developmet. Develop the skills eeded to compoud ad dispese drugs safely ad efficietly. Prepare yourself for a rewardig career with potetial employers from the healthcare ad pharmaceutical idustries. 24
ABOUT the diploma Lear to develop ew drugs ad therapies that sigificatly impact the way we treat illesses ad diseases by erollig i the Diploma i Pharmaceutical Scieces (DPHM). As a DPHM studet, you will lear i detail about drug discovery ad developmet, cliical pharmacy, medicatio review, patiet cousellig, ad pharmaceutical sales ad marketig. Depedig o your area of iterests, you ca the specialise i either Idustrial Pharmacy ad Marketig or Pharmacy Practice. Access to cuttig-edge facilities at the RP-Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) Teachig Dispesary, where you will have hads-o experiece i dispesig drugs. This fully equipped teachig laboratory, complemeted by the RP-Uity Teachig Retail Pharmacy, provides the perfect setup for authetic traiig i cliical pharmacy ad retail operatios. At the RP-BASF Pharmaceutical Techology Laboratory, you will also lear how to formulate ad compoud medicatios. Through iterships at hospitals, retail pharmacies, drug maufacturig plats ad other established orgaisatios, you will gai further isights ad form valuable cotacts. Career OPPORtuities As a DPHM graduate, you ca pursue a fulfillig career i healthcare istitutios, research laboratories ad compaies that develop ad distribute pharmaceuticals. Look forward to roles such as: Cliic Supervisor Cliical Research Coordiator Medical Represetative Pharmacy Techicia Quality Cotrol Techologist Research Assistat Sales / Product Executive 25 RP seds us studets who are filled with the right attitude towards learig, they are always o their toes, easy to istruct ad a pleasure to teach. I believe this starts with the woderful culture that RP has built with its excellet faculty. Their dedicatio lives o i the studets they produce, year after year! Dr Doree Ta Su-Yi Chief Pharmacist Associate Cosultat (Pharmacist) ad Cardiology Specialist Pharmacist Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (Alexadra Health)
course STRUCTURE The course structure cosists of geeral, disciplie ad specialisatio modules. There is also a idustry orietatio compoet. 26 Geeral Modules A113 A201 B102 G101 G107 G905 Mathematics Chemistry Orgaisatioal Behaviour Cogitive Processes ad Problem Solvig Effective Commuicatio Life Skills Disciplie Modules A103 A104 A202 A221 A222 A223 A233 A301 Aatomy ad Physiology Biology Chemistry II Microbiology Molecular ad Cell Biology Biochemistry Pharmacology ad Toxicology Laboratory Maagemet Idustry Orietatio Programme A300 A931 Project Idustry Immersio Programme Specialisatio Modules Choose oe out of two specialisatio tracks listed below: Optio 1: idustrial PHarmacy ad MARKetiG track A271 Pharmaceutical Calculatios A346 Pharmaceutical Chemistry A365 Curret Good Maufacturig Practice A371 Pharmacotherapy ad Pharmacy Practice A372 Pharmaceutical Legislatio A373 Pharmaceutics A375 Dietary Supplemets A376 Pharmaceutical Sales ad Marketig A476 Pharmaceutical Compoudig Optio 2: pharmacy practice track A252 Patiet Care A271 Pharmaceutical Calculatios A346 Pharmaceutical Chemistry A371 Pharmacotherapy ad Pharmacy Practice A372 Pharmaceutical Legislatio A373 Pharmaceutics A475 Good Dispesig Practice A476 Pharmaceutical Compoudig A477 Cliical Skills i Pharmacy Practice Freely Chose Module Obtai a total of four modular credits from the prescribed rage of freely chose modules offered by the schools i RP.
Our SUCCess StORY Juliaa Frasisca Diploma i Pharmaceutical Scieces with Merit 2016 Graduate BASF (ENP) Gold Medal Award Li Jo Ya Scholarship 2014 Whe Juliaa was itroduced to the cliical world of pharmacy, she kew that pharmaceutical scieces was what she wated to pursue i life. Aspirig to create a positive impact o other people s lives ad health, she was motivated to do her best ad excel i her studies, gaiig the ecessary kowledge to help people i eed. At RP, Juliaa was exposed to hads-o learig ad the skills gaied brought her a step closer to fulfillig her dreams. Her perseverace led her to be the recipiet of multiple scholarships ad module awards, as she graduated as the top performig studet from the Diploma i Pharmaceutical Scieces with a perfect GPA of 4.0. Apart from her academic achievemets, Juliaa also actively cotributed to RP as the presidet of the Pharmaceutica Iterest Group ad a member of the RP Studet Coucil ad Service-Learig Club. Displayig all of the qualities i the REPUBLIC Code of Hoour, Juliaa was awarded the Service-Learers Gold Award 2014 ad the REPUBLIC Award i 2015. Juliaa is curretly pursuig her udergraduate studies i Bachelor of Sciece (Pharmacy) i the Natioal Uiversity of Sigapore. Further Studies Discover excitig opportuities for further studies! DPHM graduates ca pursue degree programmes i a wide rage of areas such as biological scieces, chemistry, detistry, life scieces, medicie, ursig, pharmacy, ad pharmaceutical scieces i local uiversities such as the Natioal Uiversity of Sigapore, Nayag Techological Uiversity ad Sigapore Istitute of Techology. Graduates ca also pursue further studies overseas through our Iteratioal Programme i Pharmaceutical Scieces with Moash Uiversity i Australia, or erol i other prestigious overseas uiversities that offer advaced stadig of up to two years. They iclude: Curti Uiversity (Australia) Griffith Uiversity (Australia) Newcastle Uiversity (UK) RMIT Uiversity (Australia) The Uiversity of Melboure (Australia) The Uiversity of Queeslad (Australia) 27 Have a questio? Fid out more about this diploma at www.rp.edu.sg/dphm
28 MINIMUM etry REQUIRemetS GCE O-LEVEL HolderS Eglish Laguage Mathematics (Elemetary / Additioal) Ay oe of the followig SUBjects* *Biology, Biotechology, Chemistry, Combied Sciece, Desig ad Techology, Egieerig Sciece, Food ad Nutritio, Fudametals of Electroics, Physics, Physical Sciece, Sciece (Chemistry, Biology), Sciece (Physics, Biology), Sciece (Physics, Chemistry) For the full listig of etry requiremets, visit www.rp.edu.sg/sas grade 1-7 1-6 1-6 OUR Outstadig Graduates It was at RP that I discovered my stregths ad weakesses. RP s learig system provided me with the foudatio that I eeded to pursue my iterests. It has bee a key support pillar that cotributed greatly to my achievemets, eve up till today. Hor Ji Hui Diploma i Biomedical Scieces with Merit 2013 Graduate Spurred by her passio for biomedical sciece ad a desire to excel, Hor Ji Hui charted a outstadig academic career throughout her years at RP. She was the recipiet of the Pesi B Davar Memorial Scholarship ad the Lee Foudatio Scholarship. I 2013, she graduated with a Diploma i Biomedical Scieces with Merit ad was offered direct etry as a secod-year studet for the three year hoours degree programme at Newcastle Uiversity (UK). She cotiued to shie as a udergraduate, receivig the Newcastle Uiversity s Iteratioal Udergraduate Merit Scholarship ad a Research Scholarship from the Faculty of Medical Scieces, before goig o to complete her Bachelor of Sciece i Biochemistry with first class hoours. Today, she is a Research Officer at A*STAR Istitute of Molecular ad Cell Biology (IMCB) specialisig i the study of euroal stem cells.
As passioate ad professioal problem-solvers, SAS graduates always embrace a good challege. These are some examples of their ispirig achievemets. RP has eabled me to establish a solid foudatio ad embark o a excitig path at us. Thaks to RP s pbl approach, I m fully equipped to tackle ay problems head o a key skill that will come i hady whe I eter the workig world. I was trasformed ito a more motivated idividual durig my time at RP. Our lecturers had bee amazig, always eager to share their kowledge ad expertise. Oe thig I ve leart over my three years i sas is that it does t matter where you come from, as log as you work hard ad believe i what you do, you ca achieve great thigs. Noor Bte Ahmed Alkaff Diploma i Biomedical Scieces with Merit 2014 Graduate Noor Bte Ahmed Alkaff was cosistetly iducted ito the Director s Roll of Hoour ad awarded the Merit Award for her outstadig academic achievemets. She completed her itership at A*STAR Istitute of Molecular ad Cell Biology with commedatio. She made such a strog impressio o her supervisor that he allowed her to complete her Fial Year Project i his laboratory. Later, she wet o to preset her project at the BioPharma Asia Covetio 2014 ad the Youg Scietists Symposium 2014. Noor graduated with a Diploma i Biomedical Scieces with Merit i 2014. She is curretly studyig ad traiig to be a doctor at NUS Yog Loo Li School of Medicie. Khalilatul Haisah Bite Mohd Diploma i Biotechology with Merit 2015 Graduate Khalilatul Haisah made the best of her jourey i RP, havig fully embraced her academic ad o-academic pursuits. Despite havig three co-curricular activities, she cotiued to perform exceptioally well i her studies ad was iducted ito the Director s Roll of Hoour year after year. She graduated with a Diploma i Biotechology with Merit i 2015 ad was awarded the LBKM Prestigious Scholarship. With this scholarship, she was able to further her studies i Uiversity College Lodo. 29
Studet Achievemets Whether it s a competitio or a idustry-relevat project at home or abroad you ca always cout o SAS studets to make a strog impressio! These are some examples of our studets achievemets. 30 JEC Asia Iovatio Awards 2016 Our Diploma i Materials Sciece (DMTS) studets were elated whe their Fial Year Project (FYP) titled Maximise Bodig betwee Sustaiable Bamboo Composite ad Cocrete took the top spot i the JEC Asia Iovatio Awards 2016 uder the Costructio category. Desiged to idetify, promote ad reward the most iovative composite solutios worldwide, the JEC Iovatio Awards evaluated etries based o the criteria of techical iterest, market potetial, partership, fiacial ad evirometal impact, ad origiality. The FYP was fuded by MOE-IF, i partership with the Sigapore-ETH Cetre. 2016 Gree Wave Evirometal Care Competitio At the 2016 Gree Wave Evirometal Care Competitio orgaised by Sembcorp Marie, our Diploma i Evirometal Sciece (DENV) ad Diploma i Materials Sciece (DMTS) studets did us proud. The two teams, comprisig five members each were preseted with the Commedatio ad Ecouragemet awards for the competitio. RP Scored its First Patet ad Wo Big at the Polytechic Studet Research Programme ad Pharmaceutical Egieerig Coferece RP is proud to have bee grated its first patet i Sigapore, due to oe of our researchers hard work ito New Chemical Etities with Potetial Applicatios i Photodyamic Cacer Therapy. Five studets from the Diploma i Pharmaceutical Scieces (DPHM) celebrated a outstadig achievemet i the Polytechic Studet Research Programme i 2015 whe their project Novel Chemotherapeutic Agets for Potetial Applicatio i Photodyamic Cacer Therapy took top spot. The project also wo the Silver award for Best Poster i the Pharmaceutical Egieerig Coferece i 2014.
Iterships Gai valuable real-world idustry experiece ad jumpstart your career! Through our Idustry Immersio Programme, you will develop practical skills, etwork with prospective employers ad potetially lad your dream job! INTERNSHIP WITH SiGapore Geeral HOSpital (SGH) Craig Rya Joseph s itership at SGH s Cytogeetics Laboratory gave him ew isights ito what it is like to be a medical techologist. He hoed his laboratory skills ad leared the importace of deliverig quality results ad avoidig pre-aalytical errors. His iteractios with his supervisor, seior medical techologist, Mdm Lau Lai Chig, left a great impressio o him. Mdm Lau taught him that the purpose of achievig quality work was ot just about producig good cell harvests, but lookig at each ame o the blood tubes ad kowig that someoe s life is depedet o what he does i the lab. INTERNSHIP WITH Wilmar iteratioal Jeaie Ag s four-moth overseas Idustry Immersio Programme at Wilmar (Shaghai) Biotechology Research ad Developmet Cetre Co., Ltd i Chia provided great exposure to life as a research scietist ad gave her a taste of idepedet livig. Despite the challeges of stayig abroad, she was able to keep a clear head ad cosistetly demostrated exceptioal performace i her work. She ow works as Logistics Project Specialist at PAREXEL Iteratioal a multiatioal, life scieces cosultig firm. 31 SAS works with over 150 local ad overseas parters to secure idustry attachmet opportuities for our studets 20-week Idustry Immersio Programme. Through these iterships, you will gai valuable real-world experieces that will give you a professioal edge over your peers whe you eter the workforce. The followig are some of our idustry parters: A*STAR Research Istitutios Baxter Healthcare SA DSO Natioal Laboratories Guardia Health ad Beauty Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (Alexadra Health) MSD Iteratioal GmbH Murdoch Childre s Research Istitute (Australia) Natioal Cacer Cetre Sigapore Natioal Neurosciece Istitute Natioal Parks Board Par Iteratioal Holdigs Pte Ltd Parkway Laboratory Services Ltd Polar Puffs & Cakes Raffles Medical Group Rolls-Royce Sigapore Sigapore Geeral Hospital Sigapore Techologies Kietics Ltd (ST Kietics) Tropical Marie Sciece Istitute (Natioal Uiversity of Sigapore) Uiversity of Techology Sydey (Australia) Wilmar (Shaghai) Biotechology Research ad Developmet Cetre Co., Ltd
Idustry Collaboratios Gai hads-o experiece ad apply the kowledge ad skills you leared i class to solve real-world challeges through our idustry collaboratios! 32 Republic Polytechic Develops New Soy Graola Bar I collaboratio with idustry parter, Mr Bea, a group of studets ad lecturers from SAS redeveloped the formula ad modified the recipe of the soy graola bar to ehace the utritioal value ad provide a healthier graola with the goodess of uts ad seeds to all cosumers. Developmet of Wholegrai Sugar Rolls Health-coscious cosumers ca ow ejoy healthier yet delicious sacks at Polar Puffs & Cakes outlets, thaks to a successful partership amog Polar Puffs & Cakes, the Health Promotio Board ad SAS. By usig wholegrais, less sugar ad less fat, our studets ad staff were able to create a healthier versio of Polar s famous sugar rolls. Studet Overseas Trips Explore the world, broade your horizos ad gai a whole ew perspective through our studet overseas trips! At SAS, we offer our studets a erichig ad dyamic learig experiece that goes beyod the classroom. That s why we regularly orgaise a variety of overseas trips aroud Asia ad the world, which we believe will ehace ad diversify our studets learig joureys. Some trips focus o diploma-related learig ad others cocetrate o service-learig, but each ad every oe provides studets with icredible ad ispirig opportuities to lear from differet cultures.
RP Courses School of Applied Sciece Diploma i R14 Biomedical Scieces R16 Biotechology R29 Evirometal Sciece R53 Marie Sciece ad Aquaculture R17 Materials Sciece R22 Pharmaceutical Scieces School of Ifocomm Diploma i R18 Busiess Applicatios R13 Busiess Iformatio Systems R55 Ifocomm Security Maagemet R12 Iformatio Techology R31 Iteractive ad Digital Media R47 Mobile Software Developmet School of Egieerig R42 Commo Egieerig Programme Diploma i R20 Aerospace Avioics R40 Aerospace Egieerig R39 Aviatio Maagemet R50 Electrical ad Electroic Egieerig R56 Egieerig Desig with Busiess R54 Egieerig Systems ad Maagemet R41 Gree Buildig Eergy Maagemet R11 Idustrial ad Operatios Maagemet R21 Supply Chai Maagemet School of Hospitality Diploma i R34 Customer Experiece Maagemet with Busiess R37 Hotel ad Hospitality Maagemet R28 Itegrated Evets Maagemet R46 Restaurat ad Culiary Operatios R44 Welless ad Hospitality Busiess* *Formerly kow as Diploma i Welless, Lifestyle ad Spa Maagemet School of Maagemet ad Commuicatio Diploma i R48 Cosumer Behaviour ad Research R52 Huma Resource Maagemet with Psychology R32 Mass Commuicatio R51 Social Eterprise Maagemet School of Sports, Health ad Leisure Diploma i R43 Health Maagemet ad Promotio R45 Health Services Maagemet R33 Outdoor ad Adveture Learig R26 Sports ad Exercise Scieces R27 Sports ad Leisure Maagemet R49 Sports Coachig School of Techology for the Arts Diploma i R25 Arts ad Theatre Maagemet R36 Desig for User Experiece R35 Game Desig R19 Media Productio ad Desig R24 Soic Arts
For more details o course iformatio ad etry requiremets, please cotact: SCHOOL OF applied Sciece 6369 8903 www.rp.edu.sg/sas help-sas@rp.edu.sg republicpolytechic.sas REPUBlic polytechic 6510 3000 www.rp.edu.sg 9 Woodlads Aveue 9, Sigapore 738964 republicpolytechic All rights reserved. Reproductio i whole or i part without permissio is prohibited. Iformatio is correct at time of prit. OCC-SAS / DEC 2017